Sint Maarten: The Dutch Children’s Holiday of Lanterns and Candy
Sint Maarten (or Sint-Maartenavond) is a traditional Dutch children’s holiday celebrated on the evening of November 11th (or sometimes the 10th).
Blogs
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Holidays in April, Easter and Kingsday
In April 2022 there are several official holiday days around Easter and Kingsday. At most companys you would not have to work on these days.
Buying or renting a car
I will explain the process of buying a car or renting a car in the Netherlands and what you need to arrange before you can drive.
Renting or buying a bicycle
Netherlands the land of the bicycles you could say. There are more bicycles in the Netherlands then there are people living in the Netherlands. The Dutch people learn to cycle from very young age and are used to do as many things as possible with the
Dutch sim card
This blog post is intended to help you find a Dutch provider for your sim card in the Netherlands. In search of providers which had a good translated website I could not find any. KPN did try partially, but it is poorly implemented. The Netherlands T
Food delivery
One of the good things about the Netherlands is that it's very easy to get a food delivery to practically everywhere you can imagine. The choices of the food can be depended on where you live. Typically the Dutch people have a tradition to order Frie
Corona measures in the Netherlands
Update: The measures in this article are currently released and not valid anymore. See for the latest advises the following link to government information.
Health insurance for expats in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands there is a healthcare system for everybody, it means every citizen of the Netherlands who is living and/or working in the Netherlands needs to have insurance for health care. This is required by law.
How to create your resume for applying for a job in the Netherlands
When you found the dream job in the Netherlands you want to apply for, you want to show you have the skills for the job. You can be creative in showing your skills on your resume. Remember that mostly the skills wanted in a job advertisement is a wis
How to open a bank account in the Netherlands
After I received my Dutch resident card(MVV), It was time to open a bank account and to recieve my debit card.
Change money in the netherlands
The first week in the Netherlands, I had just large money like 500 Euro bills and I couldn't shop in stores with that money.
Highly skilled migrant
I came to the Netherlands as a highly skilled migrant from outside of EU. Today I will tell you more about a highly skilled migrant.
Applying for a Dutch resident card
I came to the Netherlands as a highly skilled migrant from outside of EU, so I will talk about this type of applying for Dutch resident card experience in this post.
Using public transportation in the Netherlands
In the first week in the Netherlands I needed to take the bus to go around the city, in this blog post I will give you advise what you need to get started. Asuming you don't have a car yet, you can use the public transportation in the Netherland easi
Questions about relocating to the Netherlands
You don’t know anything about the Netherlands and you are worried?